Join us for our Zoom video teleconference where we will have a national discussion led by leaders in DSA about electoral politics, movements, and organizing.Everyone is Welcome! Invite other DSA members!

Part 1. Introduction and National Perspectives 40 minutesIntroduction. What is North Star about? What do we wish to accomplish? How do we do it?We’ll begin this meet up by hearing from DSA members active in governing, electoral politics, and organizing. How have DSA members successfully organized around electoral politics?

Part 2.Breakout Sessions. 40 minutes. Choose a break-out session that interests you. Please sign up on this form to register for the conference and signup for the break-out session that interests you. These break-out sessions are designed to become ongoing working groups for work by DSA North Star members and allieshttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cISajYdggj9OpUSwp84cDnBoUnc_tkYtiW7C0XFParw

* Outreach and Recruitment; Building a North Star chapter locally: What has been the experiences in building North Star groups within local DSA chapters and what kinds of activities have such chapters engaged in. How to increase membership in DSA and North Star and deepen involvement by existing members. Learn how chapters increase involvement.

* Anti-racism Coalitions. Ideas and discussions on how to increase racial, religious, and ethnic diversity in DSA and North Star and build real and lasting coalitions in movements and elections in defeating racism and unifying diverse populations.

* Media and Social Media: How can North Star best get our core ideas out to the general DSA population. How to use blogs, social media, online publications or other means to get our ideas discussed in DSA internal media and reach as large and diverse audience as possible.

* Building External Alliances with Labor and other Progressive Organizations: How can North Star strengthen alliances with left-oriented alliances in labor and other progressive movements, and progressive communities of color.

Part 3. Debriefing, Conclusion, and Momentum Building! 20 minutesReport backs from Breakout Sessions and Next Steps

Revising DSA North Star's Statement of Principles

Electing a Steering Committee to take North Star to June DSA Convention